Nickerson is best known for her role as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film with Gene Wilder.

Denise Nickerson (Facebook)

According to her son and daughter-in-law, Nickerson suffered a "serious medical emergency" at home on Monday and was taken to the intensive care unit.

According to an update of the GoFundMe family page, Nickerson, "went into her medications and took as much as she could" while Josh and Jasmine were away at a doctor's appointment. Josh reportedly stopped her and sent her to the emergency room, where her condition worsened.

"She had seizures this morning and is in respiratory distress and the doctors found out she was aspirating and developed pneumonia," Jasmine told Facebook. "They have increased their oxygen and are under a DNR order so they will not be connected to a respirator or feeding tube."

Jasmine later wrote Tuesday that Nickerson's condition worsened and she could no longer breathe on her own. The former actress is in a "coma-like state." Jasmine also asked for prayers for her husband, who has "never experienced such a huge loss".

"He is in the process of dealing with the reality of the situation and does not know how to process it, he tells me a few Minutes that she will never see, hold or get to know her granddaughter. "

Nickerson was previously hospitalized in June 2018 following a stroke.

In "Willy Wonka" Nickerson played one of the spoiled children who wins a tour of the Chocolate Factory, an avid gum chewer who steals an experimental piece from Wonka's factory that causes her to blow up like a giant blueberry In her career, she also appeared in roles. " in "The Brady Bunch", "Dark Shadows" and "The Electric Company".